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Hepatology Research Labs
Roniel Cabrera M.D., M.S.
Medical Director Of Liver Transplant, Section Chief Of Hepatology & Associate Professor
Email:
rcabrera@ufl.edu
Publications:
- 2023 World journal of hepatology
- 2023 Preventive medicine reports
- 2022 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2021 Gastroenterology research
- 2021 Hepatology communications
- 2021 World journal of hepatology
- 2021 Medicine
- 2021 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2021 European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2020 Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
- 2020 American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials
- 2019 HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
- 2019 BioMed research international
- 2018 Abdominal radiology (New York)
- 2018 Journal of hepatology
- 2018 Journal of gastrointestinal cancer
- 2017 Current problems in diagnostic radiology
- 2017 Clinics in liver disease
- 2017 Case reports in hepatology
- 2015 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2015 World journal of gastroenterology
- 2014 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2013 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2013 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2013 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2013 Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII
- 2013 Chinese clinical oncology
- 2013 Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
- 2013 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2013 Oncology reports
- 2013 Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology
- 2012 Oncology letters
- 2012 Hepatic medicine : evidence and research
- 2012 American journal of clinical oncology
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2012 Case reports in hepatology
- 2012 Clinical liver disease
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2011
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 The New England journal of medicine
- 2011 International journal of radiation biology
- 2011 Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Minerva medica
- 2010 Scandinavian journal of immunology
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Cell biology international
- 2009 PloS one
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 American Journal of Transplantation
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2007 Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
- 2007 Hot Topics in Viral Hepatitis
- 2007 Seminars in liver disease
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2004 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2004 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2003 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Ginger Clark M.D., M.S.
Program Director & Associate Professor
Email:
clarkvc@medicine.ufl.edu
Publications:
- 2022 Gut
- 2021 PloS one
- 2021 Journal of hepatology
- 2019 Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research
- 2019 Journal of critical care
- 2018 Journal of hepatology
- 2018 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2017 Contemporary clinical trials communications
- 2017 Clinics in Liver Disease
- 2017 The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2014 ACG case reports journal
- 2013 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2013 Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology
- 2013 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2013 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2013 Oncology reports
- 2013 American Journal of Gastroenterology
- 2013 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2012 American journal of clinical oncology
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2012 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2012 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Hepatology international
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2010 Gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Clinics in liver disease
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2007 Nature clinical practice. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Roberto J Firpi-Morell M.D., M.S.
Professor
Publications:
- 2023 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2022 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2021 Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
- 2020 Diabetes care
- 2019 Clinical and translational gastroenterology
- 2019 Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research
- 2018 Gastroenterology research
- 2018
- 2017 Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
- 2017
- 2015 Annals of Transplantation
- 2015
- 2015 World Journal of Hepatology
- 2015
- 2015 World Journal of Hepatology
- 2014 Minerva Gastroenterologica E Dietologica
- 2013 Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology
- 2013 Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
- 2013
- 2013 Oncology reports
- 2013
- 2013 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2013 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2013 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- 2013 Liver International
- 2012 American journal of clinical oncology
- 2012 Higher Education Policy
- 2012 American Journal of Transplantation
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Clinics in liver disease
- 2011 Hepatology
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Gastroenterology
- 2010 Gastroenterology
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Annals of Gastroenterology
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2010 Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
- 2010 Viral immunology
- 2009
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Liver Transplantation
- 2009 Minerva Gastroenterologica E Dietologica
- 2009 Minerva Gastroenterologica E Dietologica
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 New England Journal of Medicine
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Blood Reviews
- 2008 Blood Reviews
- 2008 American Journal of Transplantation
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Clinical radiology
- 2007 World Journal of Gastroenterology
- 2007 Archives of Medical Research
- 2007 Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
- 2007 Transplantation
- 2007 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2007 Archives of Medical Research
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2006 Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program
- 2006 Liver Transplantation
- 2006 Liver Transplantation
- 2005 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2005 Transplantation proceedings
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2004 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2004 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2004
- 2004 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2004 Liver Transplantation
- 2004 Liver Transplantation
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2002 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2002
- 2002 MedGenMed
- 2002 MedGenMed
- New England Journal of Medicine
Giuseppe Morelli M.D.
Clinical Professor
Email:
morelgj@medicine.ufl.edu
Publications:
- 2023 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2023 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2022 European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2021 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2021 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2021 The American journal of gastroenterology
- 2021 European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2020 Journal of hepatology
- 2020 American Journal of Clinical Oncology-Cancer Clinical Trials
- 2019 Kidney international reports
- 2019 Gastroenterology
- 2019 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2019 Clinical liver disease
- 2018 Scientific reports
- 2018 World journal of hepatology
- 2017 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2017 Gastroenterology research
- 2017 Gut
- 2017 Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
- 2016 Gastroenterology
- 2016 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2015 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2014 Hepatology
- 2013
- 2013 Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2013 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2013 Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology
- 2013 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2013 Oncology reports
- 2012 American journal of clinical oncology
- 2011
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
- 2010
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2009 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Clinical radiology
- 2007 Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- 2007 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2006 Liver Transplantation
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2005 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2003 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- 2002 The American journal of gastroenterology
- 2001 Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- 2001 The American journal of gastroenterology
Consuelo Soldevila Pico M.D.
Professor Of Medicine
Email:
soldevc@medicine.ufl.edu
Publications:
- 2018 Hepatology communications
- 2018 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2018 Gastroenterology research
- 2013 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2013 Transplantation proceedings
- 2013 Hepatology Research
- 2013 Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- 2013 Oncology reports
- 2013 Liver International
- 2012 Blood
- 2012 American journal of clinical oncology
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Clinical transplantation
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
- 2011 Clinical Transplantation
- 2011
- 2010 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2010 Surgical infections
- 2010 American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 2010 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2009 Liver Transplantation
- 2009 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2008 American Journal of Transplantation
- 2008 Journal of Hepatology
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2008 Higher Education Policy
- 2007 World journal of gastroenterology
- 2007 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2007 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2006
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2006 Digestive diseases and sciences
- 2006 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2005 Transplantation proceedings
- 2005 Transplantation proceedings
- 2005 Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
- 2004 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2004 Journal of clinical gastroenterology
- 2004 Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
- 2003 Gastroenterology
- 2003 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2003 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2002 Liver Transplantation
- 2002 Liver Transplantation
- 2001 Liver Transplantation
- 2001 Hepatology
- 2001 American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 1994 Transplantation proceedings
- 1994 Transplantation proceedings
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991 Puerto Rico health sciences journal
Patrick M Horne MSN, APRN
Clinical Programs Coordinator 4
Publications:
- 2023 Preventive medicine reports
- 2021 Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
- 2019 Clinical liver disease
- 2017 Contemporary clinical trials communications
- 2016 The Nurse practitioner
- 2013 Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
- 2011 Higher Education Policy
Virginia “Ginger” Clark, M.D., M.S.
Research Interests
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (natural history and treatment)
- NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)/NASH (Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis)
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- General Liver Disorders

Roniel Cabrera, M.D., M.S.
Research Interests
- Natural history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and impact of therapy
- Biomarkers of HCC development
- Immunoregulatory aspects of HCC
- Liver Transplant
- Cirrhosis
- Palliative Care
Roberto Firpi-Morell, MD, MS
Research Interests
- NAFLD/NASH
- Hepatitis C (detection and treatment)
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)/Hepatotoxicity
- Wilson Disease
- Liver transplant
Giuseppe (Joseph) Morelli, MD
Primary Research Interests
- End-Stage Liver Disease (Encephalopathy, Ascites, Varices, etc)
- Cirrhosis/Transplant
- NAFLD/NASH
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis and patients with overlapping gastroenterology/liver symptoms
- Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis B, C)
Consuelo Soldevila-Pico, MD
Primary Research Interests
- Liver Transplant (Pre and Post)
- Hepatitis B/Hepatitis D
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- General liver disorders
UF Hepatology Research at CTRB staff:
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Lasheaka McClellan | Operations Manager | (352) 273-7285 | lasheaka.mcclellan@medicine.ufl.edu | –– | –– | –– |
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Lauren E Morelli | Research Program Services 3 | (352) 273-9508 | morelle@medicine.ufl.edu | –– | –– | –– |
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Briana Foerman | Clinical Research Coord III | (352) 294-5152 | bfoerman@ufl.edu | –– | –– | –– |
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Johanna Carmona | Clinical Research Coordinator III | (352) 273-9512 | johanna.carmona@medicine.ufl.edu | –– | –– | –– |
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Joy A Peter | REG NURSE SPC | (352) 273-9513 | joypeter@ufl.edu | –– | –– | –– |
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
GI/Hepatobiliary
- The GI/Hepatobiliary Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is highly regarded, attracting a wide range of clinical and translational investigators. This CRU comprises five thematically related groups focused on, or using techniques relevant to, problems in gastroenterology. These groups are: GI Cancer, Inflammation, Liver Disorders/Virology, Nutrition/Metabolism, and Clinical Investigation.
Services
- The active clinical research operations of the GI CRU make unique patient populations and tissues available to the research community.
Resources available to investigators include consultative expertise, clinical coordinators, regulatory personnel, and complete research staffing.